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Swap Meet NOLA kicks off April 13 in Mid-City

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A new Sunday-afternoon event in New Orleans' Mid-City kicks off April 13. Swap Meet NOLA is being staged from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot of the new St. Margaret’s Daughters Home, 3525 Bienville, between north Genois and Clark streets.
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A new Sunday-afternoon event in New Orleans' Mid-City kicks off April 13. Swap Meet NOLA is being staged from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot of the new St. Margaret’s Daughters Home, 3525 Bienville, between north Genois and Clark streets.

Organizer Toni Horton said this combination farmers market/flea market/garage sale/art market is sponsored by the Humane Society, and Swap Meet NOLA is particularly interested in working with charities, schools, churches and non-profit organizations to help them raise money for their activities.

“SMN wants to help senior citizens who make arts and crafts and garden be part of the market,” Horton said. “We will meet them in person and explain the market procedures and urge them to participate. They can also share booths at the market.” Stay-at-home moms and single mothers who need additional income are also included, she said.

“We also encourage schools to have booths at the market so the students' art can raise money for the schools and the students personally.

Swap Meet Nola is a community based market intent on being "the" place where locals shop for produce, arts and crafts, gifts, plants, baked goods, and other household items, Horton said.

Horton said local farmers and neighborhood growers are also urged to contact the group so they can sell their produce at another neighborhood venue.

The goal is to get Swap Meet NOLA off the ground to become an every-Sunday event, Horton said. For more information, email to swapmeetnola@gmail.com.